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-- Kevin Morby About once a year, I find a new record I’m sooooper pumped about. Morby takes the cake this year. His sound is timeless and it’s rad to see a guitar rock songwriter making some big waves. He's ...Read More

Last time I attempted to head east I wound up in the hospital with a broken voice and a camera down my throat. But NOW Im back on the horse! Finally getting back east for these shows...see ya there! 12/1 ...Read More

Hey Legends, I've touched down in California for the first west coast shows ever. Violent Femmes have been kick ass dudes in having me open their shows. "Land Air Sea Garage" US tour is underway, and the LP officially is ...Read More

After 8 weeks and 40 shows in Europe, Im trekking back to US soil to open up for the Violent Femmes out west. The only time I've ever been to LA I met Shaquille O'neal. I swore I'd never return, ...Read More

Select Land Air Sea Garage Brett's bestest album to date Download $10 CD $15 Vinyl $20 CD & Vinyl $35 PRE-ORDER: Land Air Sea Garage Hello from Prague. It's been a year since getting Blackmailed in Germany and morale has ...Read More

Brett Newski – Nomad / Songman / Hi-Fi DIY

Living on four continents in five years, Brett Newski has existed on the fringe of society and avoided the “American Dream” at all costs. His story is no fairy tale. He didn’t get signed to a big label early in his career. He was not endorsed by cool guitar companies or big-time management. At age 25, he took matters into his own hands by quitting all of his part-time jobs and becoming a full-time nomad, posting up in the nooks and crannies of earth and sub-letting rooms in Vietnam, South Africa, Germany and Wisconsin to write songs and recharge between tours. Newski’s sophomore LP “Land, Air, Sea, Garage” was recorded at a surf camp in the Sri Lankan jungle, and at home in Wisconsin. The album is about diving into the world with no safety net and landing on your feet. It’s a smart indie rock n’ roll record with tongue-in-cheek moments that show parallels to Jonathan Richman, Mountain Goats, early Weezer, Frank Turner, & Elliot Smith.
Brett Newski is not a “cool” band. In fact, he’s not a band at all. The former McDonalds employee now makes a living driving a shitty car around the world, playing shows from America to South Africa to Europe. With the lifespan of bands growing shorter every year, Newski planned for longevity by setting up a one-man touring band that could be fit in both cozy lil’ venues and raucous festival environments.
“My ‘band’ won’t break up until I’m dead,” says Newski.

Crusty Adventures

Despite the misfortunes of touring, Newski gained a quick addiction to road life and documenting the shit hitting the fan. Most of his possessions were eventually moved into his Euro tour mobile aptly named "Chuck Ragan The Car," which served as home for over two months during his 2015 European tour. This bizarre DIY lifestyle led to the birth of a weekly YouTube series, "Crusty Adventures," exposing the dark underbelly of touring and the strange events that unfold between gigs. In the series, Brett and tour manager, "Danimal," tell their tales of blackmail in Germany, flaming brake rotors down the Norwegian mountainside, and terrorism in Brussels during the wake of the Paris attacks.

Weirdest Venues in the World

Aiming for 2017, Brett plans to route the "Weirdest Venues in the World" tour, with gigs all over the world in unconventional spaces like attics, boats, barns, funeral homes, haunted forests, and atheist tool sheds. The Worst of Brett Newski is another ongoing project in the works, featuring 100 mini songs written about the road, on the road.

Living In Vietnam

While living in Saigon, Vietnam in 2010, Newski landed a job writing music jingles for national television campaigns, most notably a line of tampon ads placed in movie theaters and public establishments across Vietnam. The wild success of these campaigns coined him "The Vagina King of Vietnam" by his creative director. “The King” transitioned to a completely nomadic lifestyle after two years living in Saigon, playing 1000 shows across Europe, South Africa, Asia, Australia and the US. He released In Between Exits in 2011 under his own name before Tiny Victories with his band, The Corruption. Both were recorded across Asia. These releases were followed by American Folk Armageddon in 2014 on Milwaukee’s Good Land Records in the US and Make My Day Records in Europe.

"I like the sound and the way he is forcing the world to contend with him."
-Brian Ritchie, Violent Femmes

“Newski rocks in the grand tradition of Billy Bragg (and, more recently, Frank Turner), blending the sound of driving folk into songs that have the spirit (and occasionally the sound) of punk."
-AV Club

"Newski offers a tough brand of DIY folk music that has evoked comparisons to Billy Bragg."
-Boston Globe

Immortal Legend $100/mo

As an independent songwriter, the onus of producing new music falls on my shoulders. Only about 10% of the work is actually making music, the rest of our time and efforts are spent on artwork, advertising, music videos, publicity and travel costs to name a few. My workweek is typically 70-80 hours and there's only so much one man can do on his own steam. The objective of this Dream Team Project is to unite those who want to keep my career alive, creating an income stream that helps us produce new albums, better videos and more stability for the long term.
Becoming a patron of the Dream Team automatically grants you access to my entire digital catalog–including any new material–and entry to every Brett Newski show (there are some may be beyond our control). Higher level patrons receive CD's, vinyl, merch and specialty rewards like postcards and featured videos while we're out on the road.